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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

Criminal Statistics.

Superior Courts.

Number of persons for trial

Males

Females

Total

1914 1917

1018 1919

1914

1917 1918 1919'

1914 1917 1918 ,1919

Enolanjd and Wales. (Assizes and Quarter Sessions.)

11,408 6,769 0,047 S.002

1,292 997 780

1,294

10,132 4,697 4,920 0,838

1,276 1,072 1,127 1,164

ligh Court of Justic

1,129

823 583 986

163 174 197 308

Convicted

9,277 4,567 4,837 6,311

(a)

1,012 826 630

1,018

(Assizes Dublin Commission, and Quarter Sessions.)

1,698 ! 272 1,970 * 1,410

1,122 292 1,414 I 918

918 26J 1,181 787

1,242 | 237 1,479, 948

(a) Exclusive of persons outlawed, and also of cases where bail was forfeited for ncm- apnearauee.

Courts of Summary Jurisdiction.

Year

1914 1917 1918 1919

Indictable offences

Non-indictable offences

Persons apprehended or summoned

Total

Females only

Con- victed

Com- mitted for trial

Persons apprehended or summoned

Total

England and Wales.

68,665 10.S40

66,018 13,129

61.04S 11,877

57,379 10,509

24,949 31.01S 28,433 25,908

10,193 5,737 5,988

8,288

(<»)

(«)

1914

1917

23,969

3,960

21,199

3,724

191S

18,878

8,109

1919

19,244

2,716

Scotland.

17,046

277 ,

14,765

371 1

13,518

204 1

14,015

648,770

511,938 434,347 522,448

(e)

141,819 82,742 00,494

81,149

Females only

107,955 105.787

88,569 85,834

(«)

29,320 16,705 10,716 13,607

Convicted

491,760 862,823

397,149

102,119 51,850 86,049 64,425

Ireland.

1914 |

6,611

1,228

1,977

2,049 «

W4,T©8

■25,850

136,828

1917 !

5,4 IS


 * 1,4*1

1 1,540 1

1,347 [

109,071

21.285 1

87,472

1918

4,363

1,165

I 1,1«

1,166

19,850 ,

77,781

1919 1

4.431

857

i.in

1,540

90,998

17, SOS

79,051

(a) Persons ' proceeded against ' and exclusive of number ' committed for trial.'

(b) Persons reported to Crown Uounsui, who directed trial by Sheriff summarily. («) Number ' proceeded against.'